The ARID Site is an authentic anti-addiction website.
Accept no spiritual substitutes
and go it alone!
Only YOU can end addiction.

I'm not against drugs and alcohol. I am
solidly against neo-prohibition, a.k.a. "The War On Some Drugs"
for it is anti-American and against freedom in general. People have the
inalienable right to pursue and enjoy pleasure in any way they desire for
it's their own lives. It's no one's business if you do or don't. As long
as no one else's person or property is harmed then there is no problem. If
you like 'em, use 'em and I hope you relish in each moment! If your use is
causing you or your friends and family problems then KNOCK IT OFF!
Only YOU knows the score!

The Basics:

Because there is no disease there is no cure, much less "treatment" and
"aftercare" which in reality is
religious
cult indoctrination, for volitional purposeful behavior such as
addiction.

People drink, drug, gamble or engage in other pleasurable acitvities
to excess simply because they enjoy it. Pleasure is the spice of life itself
for all people obviously want to feel good. Addiction is when that person
knows when that activity is getting themselves into trouble against their
own better judgement that says to KNOCK IT OFF! They're not stupid.

Ergo, there is no gene or biological excuse which predisposes one
into being an irresolute lush or junkie. Just excuses based in "Lab Oratory"
and nothing more to deny one's own personal responsibility regarding their
own actions. There is no connection between such genetic/biological nonsense
and the self-initiated movement of one's own muscles.

The only handicap one has when addicted is only while intoxicated. This
intoxicated state is simply self-induced chemically-enhanced stupidity from
which one's most stupid actions occur.

Likewise, the successful ending of substance addiction does not involve meeting
attendance, sponsorship,
religion, confession, prayer,
slogans, Big Books, Twelve
Steps, Twelve Traditions or any kind of groupthink
which may run counter to one's own authentic beliefs and values. One simply
chooses to abstain and nothing more.

Addiction is, therefore a choice. Abstinence is a choice as well. You can
either be intoxicated or not.

There is no GRAY area when you know the results of your own intoxication.
This is, indeed, a BLACK and
WHITE issue!Eitheryou are or you're not.

If one refers to there being a cure for addiction that simply means
that one chooses to NEVER engage in that harmful behavior again. Such
behavior is seen justly as being immoral.

People in general, including those who are addicted, are competent and are
fully responsible for ALL of their actions, even while intoxicated.
They may do stupid things while intoxicated. That doesn't mean they're always
stupid. People can learn from their past stupidity.

If you know that you become a complete ass when intoxicated each and every
time you decide to get high, it's better for you to just KNOCK IT
OFF!

There are no other guarantees when you quit outside of being sober as a stone
in your own better judgment as opposed to your much worse judgment while
intoxicated.

There are no cravings, urges, triggers or any other
recovery group/addiction treatment nonsense which
can compel you without your knowledge into moving your own muscles
to obtain pleasure. There are no mental blank spots prior to the initial
fix. No one is powerless.

Recovery groups in ALL of their forms, running the gamut from the
religiously diseased to secularly psychological, are pathological in nature
against the human drive for liberation from addiction. Indeed, the
very essence of freedom itself!

Quitting is easy and is commonplace. The only obstacle which needs to be
overcome is that self doubt within you which speaks nonsense such as:

"Oh, it's not that easy!"

"It's impossible when you're Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired!"

"I want to quit...but I can't!"

"All that time...it can't be done!"

"You'll be unhappy!"

"What will you do next? It sucks no longer being high!"

"Oh, you'll drink/use again!"

...and recognizing such self-defeating self-talk, the language of addiction
itself, is ALL false!

Life after addiction is not based on any
conditions to be fulfilled for the sake of the reward of abstinence.
Turn it around and realize that it's the addicted person who uses their life
and events surrounding it as the big excuse for the next fix.

RGM/ATI is an abbreviation for "Recovery Group Movement/AddictionTreatment Industry". It's also a direct steal from Dr. James DeSenawho also has a great book where he pulls zero punches in hiscriticism of Buchmanism as he helps people leap off the RecoveryMerry-Go-Round and land on both feet unscathed. His site can be foundat http://www.recoveryfree.com
I'm just used to typing it since I trained OpenOffice.org totranslate that abbreviation to "the recovery group movement and itsbusiness arm, the addiction treatment industry".

The ARID Site exposes critical documents by George Vaillant, "The
Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited", his Grapevine interview, A.A.'s
5M/12-90/TC ("Comments On A.A.'s Triennial Surveys") and other evidence that
proves Buchmanism is a failure at controlling or eliminating addictive behavior.